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$32.47
$36.08
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$29.28
Color: Deep Dark Midnight Purple Card with Red Hues | Nose: The nose is fruity rich with dark plum aromas | Palate:...
750ml
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$34.83
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$34.13
Full bodied and fruity, with viscous jammy intensity, this is a gulpable red brimming in fleshy black fruit.
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$40.95
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The 2017 Chardonnay Sangiacomo Vineyards opens with aromas of lemon meringue, popcorn, banana chip and stone fruits...
750ml
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$24.95
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$24.45
Color: Handsome chromatic cherry with a bluish robe.
Nose: Aromatically intense with mysterious, seductive and...
750ml
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$27.60
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$27.05
Clean and bright cherry red. On the nose, intense fruit is palate, full and velvety and well balanced.
750ml
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$32.10
The 2017 Bootleg Red Wine checks in as 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot that's mostly from Howell Mountain, yet...
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$26.45
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$25.92
The 2017 Arboretum Bordeaux Blend is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. This...
750ml
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$20.08
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$19.68
The 2017 Chardonnay Bayten opens with classic aromas of spiced yellow apples, poached pears, Meyer lemon curd and...
750ml
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$39.94
$42.48
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$34.28
Made from Chardonnay grapes grown only 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean in the famous Goldridge soils of the Russian...
750ml
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$38.94
$40.08
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$38.16
The 2017 Chardonnay Estate opens with notes of toast, cream, lemon pith and hay over a core of Red Delicious apple...
750ml
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$155.79
$156.40
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$152.67
The 2010 Chateau Musar is a sweetly fruited, forward, charming effort that’s loaded with sweet dark fruits, saddle...
750ml
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$59.93
$66.79
"2017 was an exceptional year...The colour is a brilliant, deep red with a nose full of red and black fruits –...
750ml - Case of 6
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Color: Intense red color.
Aroma: Complex wine with aromas of ripe fruits and spices- subtle aromas of toast, nut and...
750ml
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$17.94
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This layered wine comes from the neighbors' grapes, largely the noted Ferrington Vineyard, and offers enticing...
750ml - Case of 12
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$15.52
This blend of 52% Syrah, 41% Grenache and 7% Mourvèdre begins with aromas of dried herbs, dried fruits and cocoa....
750ml
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$16.90
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$16.56
Chocolate, cassis, plums, walnuts and grilled herbs on the nose. Firm and chewy tannins, with a full body and dense,...
Chardonnay Cognac Red Blend 1986 2010 2017
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
For over three hundred years, Cognac has enjoyed its reputation as the king of brandies. Indeed, it is widely regarded as the finest drink to be distilled from grapes to be found anywhere in the world, and it is a testament to its producers and the master craftsmen who make it that this reputation has never faltered, and remains as strong as ever to this day.
Cognac is produced solely in the beautiful towns of Cognac and Jarnac, found about fifty miles north of Bordeaux, on the west coast of France. Here, around six thousand grape growers work exclusively in the production of white wine, used for the Cognac distilleries which are scattered throughout the region. The wines are made primarily from the Ugni Blanc or Trebbiano grape - one of the most commonly planted grape varietals in the world - which benefit from the cool, coastal climate and mineral rich soils which are found there. The wines themselves wouldn’t be suitable for drinking in themselves, as they are high in acid and low in alcohol, but this makes them ideal for distillation, and they can impart their wonderful, complex, rich flavors to the brandy.
Cognac varies quite significantly from bottle to bottle, depending on how long it has been aged for, and which appellation it comes from. The Cognac region is split into six separate Crus, all with their own distinctive characteristics, and the spirit can be aged from two years (VS) to six (Hors d’Age and Napoleon) and longer.